Fish species

The FishandBeer catalogue holds 204 species. Each one has a card showing its size range, its season and where it lives, and logging a catch fills that card in your collection. Below are twelve of the ones people catch most often.

Pike

Esox lucius

A long, toothy ambush predator. Lives in lowland lakes and slow rivers across most of Europe.

Perch

Perca fluviatilis

A striped, spiny-finned shoal fish. Common almost anywhere there is fresh water.

Zander

Sander lucioperca

A low-light predator with reflective eyes. Hunts deeper, coloured water.

Roach

Rutilus rutilus

Silver with red fins. One of the most widespread coarse fish in Europe.

Bream

Abramis brama

A deep-bodied shoal fish. Feeds over soft bottoms, often after dark.

Brown trout

Salmo trutta

A spotted river fish of cold, clean water. Found wild and stocked.

Atlantic salmon

Salmo salar

A sea-run fish that returns to its home river to spawn. Strong and hard to land.

Rainbow trout

Oncorhynchus mykiss

Hard-fighting and widely stocked. The usual quarry at put-and-take waters.

Grayling

Thymallus thymallus

Recognised by its tall dorsal fin. Lives in cold, clear rivers.

Burbot

Lota lota

The only cod that lives in fresh water. A bottom feeder that is most active in winter.

Tench

Tinca tinca

Dark green and thick-set. Found in weedy lakes, usually taken at dawn in summer.

Carp

Cyprinus carpio

Large, powerful and hard to fool. The main target of specimen angling.

and 192 more in the app, from coarse and game fish to sea species across the US, UK, Nordics, Baltics and the rest of Europe

Before you fish: closed seasons, minimum sizes and catch limits differ by country and by water, and they change. Always check the current local rules and buy any licence you need before you go.